1. Real talk: only 9 states were covered in toto by the preclearance formula struck down in 2013, 10 if you count NC. Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, West Virginia, & Kentucky weren't covered, nor most of Florida. Northern states like OH & WI weren't covered.https://twitter.com/vanitaguptaCR/status/1284466593058127872 …
Wait, you just said the law should cover more states than what Congress passed?
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Yes—this case meaning voting rights for all Americans. There ought to be an amendment to the constitution affirming the right to vote. Failing that, a new VRA should strengthen the law.
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But the right is already in the constitution, as far as race. The question is enforcement mechanisms. My preference is just to accelerate the litigation of challenges. Preclearance is a relic of massive resistance.
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